Dog strengths in tradition
- Loyal and devoted
- Honest and sincere
- Fair-minded
- Protective of others
2030 Chinese zodiac: Year of the Metal Dog
The 2030 Chinese year will run from Sunday 3 February 2030 to Wednesday 22 January 2031.
Its sign is the Yang Metal Dog: 庚戌 (Gēng-xū) in the 60-year cycle.
Born 1 January – 2 February 2030? Then you belong to the previous Chinese year: the Earth Rooster of 2029.
Chinese New Year or Lichun?
Most calendars change the animal at Chinese New Year. Four Pillars (BaZi) astrology starts the year at Lichun, the Start of Spring, instead. For births around the turn of the year the two counts differ:
- 3 February 2030: Metal Dog by Chinese New Year, Earth Rooster by Lichun.
- 4 February 2030 (Lichun day): by Lichun, Earth Rooster before 03:08 China time and Metal Dog from then on; by Chinese New Year, Metal Dog.
Dates and times in China time. The Chinese zodiac calculator converts them for your birthplace and shows both counts.
The Metal Dog in Chinese astrology
A Metal Dog is described as highly principled and determined, loyal to the core and firm about right and wrong.
The Dog is the eleventh Chinese zodiac animal, associated in tradition with loyalty, honesty and a strong sense of fairness. Metal is the element of clarity and strength, linked in Chinese tradition with autumn, precision and determination.
Dog challenges in tradition
- Prone to worry
- Wary of strangers
- Can be rigid about principles
- Tends to expect the worst
Traditions, not predictions. The Dog in love and at work · The five elements
Other Dog years
The Metal Dog every 60 years
← 2029 Earth Rooster · 2031 Metal Pig → · All years 1900–2100
Questions and answers
What Chinese zodiac is 2030?
2030 is the Year of the Metal Dog (yang Metal, 庚戌 Gēng-xū), from 3 February 2030 to 22 January 2031. Anyone born 1 January – 2 February 2030 belongs to the previous Chinese year, the Earth Rooster.
What element is 2030 in the Chinese zodiac?
Metal, in its yang form: the year’s Heavenly Stem is 庚 (Gēng). Metal years are years ending in 0 or 1 – counted by the Chinese year, which begins in late January or February.
I was born in January or early February 2030 — which animal am I?
If you were born before 3 February 2030, the date of Chinese New Year, your sign is the Earth Rooster of the 2029 Chinese year; from 3 February 2030 on, it is the Metal Dog. Four Pillars (BaZi) astrology counts from Lichun instead (4 February 2030, 03:08 China time).
When is Chinese New Year 2030?
On Sunday 3 February 2030 (China time). The next one, on Thursday 23 January 2031, begins the Year of the Metal Pig.